[ad_1]
The website of the international organization “The Alliance of Mayors” marked the nationality of 6 capitals, including the city of Kaohsiung, as “Chinese”. (Image / Obtained from the Alliance of Mayors Globalcovenantofmayors.org website)
The Global Alliance of Mayors of the International Climate Group recently labeled participating members from all six Taiwan cities as “China.” In response to this, the Taipei city government issued a solemn protest today (27), stating that if the name change request does not receive a response in good faith, it will withdraw from the alliance at all costs. In addition to Taipei City, the governments of New Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, Taoyuan City, and Taichung City have also solemnly requested the organization to rectify its name.
A few days ago, the “Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy” (Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy) was found on the official websites of its related nationality organizations. Six cities in Taiwan, namely, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Kaohsiung City, Tainan City and Taichung City were classified as “China”. In response, the Taipei City Government, Kaohsiung City Government, Taoyuan City Government, and New Taipei City all voiced solemn protests and refused to accept unilateral changes and a lowering of the national standard.
The Taipei City Office of Environmental Protection said today that it is currently contacting the alliance secretariat, requesting the organization to restore the organization’s name to the “Chinese Taipei” agreed upon when the city joined the organization in 2015, and hopes that the organization will not become politically contaminated and affect the international community. Cooperation between cities. In addition, the Taipei City Office of Environmental Protection noted that if the name change request is not responded to in good faith, the Taipei City will refuse to participate in the alliance’s meetings and related activities, or even withdraw. of the alliance.
The Kaohsiung City Government and the Taoyuan City Government also reiterated that Taiwan is not part of China and requested the alliance to rectify the nationality of Taiwanese cities. The Kaohsiung city government stated that the Kaohsiung Environmental Protection Office had contacted the Alliance Secretary-General and Deputy Administrative Supervisor through the Kaohsiung Environmental Sustainability Training Center (ICLEI KCC) in Asia Oriental. The Taoyuan city government noted that it is actively working with the alliance secretariat’s operations consultant, Marshall Cohen, contacted him by email, then expressed his position in an official letter on business hours.
The New Taipei city government also issued a press release stating that the New Taipei City Environmental Protection Agency had sent a letter to the organization’s secretariat in Brussels, Belgium, on September 15, regarding the sovereignty dispute of the Alliance of Mayors and requested the “Alliance of Mayors”. Make corrections. However, so far he has not received a response or correction, saying that he will fight with other cities to safeguard national sovereignty.
The Global Alliance of Mayors of the International Climate Group recently labeled participating members from all six Taiwan cities as “China.”
In response, the Taipei city government issued a solemn protest today (27), stating that if the name change request is not answered in good faith, it will not hesitate to withdraw from the alliance.
In addition to Taipei City, the governments of New Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, and Taoyuan City have also solemnly requested the organization to rectify its name.
Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan stressed that the international organization “Alliance of Mayors” will never be accepted to belittle Taiwan. Image: Obtained from Zheng Wencan’s Face Book
[ad_2]
